Hussein skips court

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Suicide bombings take place in Muslim countries too and they are carried out against other Muslims.

The target of suicide bombers is not necessarily America and Britain.

yea but we wanna stop da problem here first :roll:

What you put in the hearts of others; is what goes back into your own heart…

"Judda" wrote:
yea but we wanna stop da problem here first :roll:

But the problems are linked.

In a globalised world you can't deal with one country in isolation. External influences have to be taken into account.

People WANT to die. How can you stop them.

"Omrow" wrote:
People WANT to die. How can you stop them.

give them some chill pillz

What you put in the hearts of others; is what goes back into your own heart…

"Beast" wrote:
Send 'em to see a shrink.

lol if i c any1 going through the 'conversion period' i'll make sure they email u Biggrin

What you put in the hearts of others; is what goes back into your own heart…

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[size=18]Saddam walks out in trial uproar [/size]

Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein walked out of court amid uproar within minutes of the resumption of his murder trial under a new presiding judge.
He left in protest after his defence team walked out, and was followed by two more of his co-defendants.

The walkouts came after the new chief judge, Raouf Abdul Rahman, had Saddam's half brother and co-defendant Barzan al-Tikriti removed from the courtroom.

Saddam and seven others are on trial for the 1982 killing of 148 villagers.

They could face the death penalty if convicted of the killings, which followed an assassination attempt on Saddam Hussein in the village of Dujail.

[b]New court rules [/b]

The court proceedings started with the new chief judge saying that he would not tolerate any defendants making political speeches or disobeying his authority.

His predecessor, Judge Rizgar Amin, had resigned earlier this month after criticism that he had been too lenient towards the defendants.

Mr al-Tikriti, a former Iraqi intelligence chief who is suffering from cancer, launched into a lengthy complaint about his medical condition and treatment.

Judge Rahman ordered the forcible removal of Mr al-Tikriti, who shouted that the court was "the daughter of a whore" as he was dragged away.

The judge then rounded on the defence lawyers, saying that they had contributed to the atmosphere that allowed defendants to think they could make lengthy speeches and disrespect the authority of the court.

Next, a defence lawyer was ejected from the court, and as a result the rest of Saddam's defence team stormed out, despite the judge warning "any lawyer who walks out will not be allowed back into this courtroom".

[b]Heated exchange [/b]
The former Iraqi leader then launched into a vigorous exchange with the judge, telling him that he wanted to leave and be tried in absentia.

I want to leave the court," Saddam demanded of the judge, who in turn ordered the former leader out.

"I led you for 35 years and you order me out of the court?" Saddam responded angrily.

"I am the judge, you are the defendant. You have to obey me," the judge hit back.

He accused Judge Rahman of abusing his rights as a defendant who was "innocent until proven guilty".

As the argument became more heated Saddam banged his hands on the dock and hurled insults at the judge.

Eventually, the judge said that Saddam should also be removed and he was led from the court too, shouting "Down with the traitors!" as he went.

[b]'Justice undermined' [/b]
Judge Rahman then appointed four new defence lawyers, but two more of the defendants, Taha Yassin Ramadan and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, said they did not approve of their appointment and they also left the court.

The trial then resumed with an anonymous female witness giving evidence about events in Dujail from behind a curtain before a short recess was called.

Saad Djebbar, an international lawyer and commentator on Middle East politics told the BBC that the chaotic scenes meant that the whole trial was being undermined:

"I think it was a big mistake that this trial was held in Iraq because the judge, you cannot find a person, one individual today in Iraq - judge, lawyer, prosecutor who is impartial vis a vis Saddam Hussein. Either they are with him or against him."

[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4659274.stm]Beeb[/url]

lol.....thats pretty funny

everyone walking out, defence lawyers being kicked out, no control over whats going on

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Caught by our own thoughts,
We worry about every little thing,
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